Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-02-19
differences between one species and anoth-
er. This fringe affords the most beautiful
object imaginable under the microscope.

tratc the urn. The engrayer has not made
his work Us accurate or distinct as the or
igiRal drawings but he has preserved the
essentials Of the Illustration. The central
figure represents 4 moss known as l'41Ytrici.
an jaaiperfuns. o. Juniper-leageG wheat
moss bearing al urn al its apex still in
vested BY the hood Or veil: at the upper
right hand c0rne we see this veil as il
appears after removal. It's rim splits into
diverging Segments giving il q pretty ap-
pearance: ana il between is shown the
unveiled urn with its lid removed, the lid
appearing Just above it to the left. The
urn it will be perceived is four-slded. This
moss is COMMON everywhere ii this coun-
try aud in Europe. The figure at the low
g. left hand coroner SHOWS 4 Eoblet-shap-
ed urn with It's lii detailed.
Moses, like lichens grow almost every
where; the may be found on dry snn-
scorched rocks as well as in the shady
woods or along the banks Of streams.
While there are kinds that viii grow no
where but on these dry rocks there are
others that can live only in the water.
Example:-Th beautiful moses in the
Giant Spring. Thus We see that the Al
wise Creator has caused TO exist, even in
the moses, nature adapted to every i'm
aginable habitat; vet, each kind flourishes
only in its natural abode. The rock grow
ing kinds would die and decay if kept i'll
water, while the aquatic kinds would be
destroyed By the scorching sur and wind
If exposed to their influence, 1t is no
doubt mainly by this law that the great
diversity in nature is maintained.
These lowly plants have called forth the
praise OF many a poet and have been often
used as illustrations by them. In an I'M
scientific article of this kind it will not be
anaiss to introduce a few fragments as ex-
amples Of the poets praises Of the moses.
Tennyson puts intohis poem "The Miller's
Daughter" the following. 1t is the hus-
band IF the miller's daughter who uttersit
And oft | heard the tender dove
In fry woodlands making moan;
But ere | saw your eyes, my love,
/ had no motion Of my own,
For scarce my life with fancy play'd
Before | dreamed that pleasant
dream
stiH hitler, h5dier, 5a1g Stcag'd
Lake those lo7g moss@s N tie stream.
Even the most churlisn soul would say
that the Giant Spring had lost its greatest
beauty If those long moses which sway in
its current were dragged out. What q
rich appearance the MOSES and ''erce3ieut
greens" give to that spring. How refresh
ing and attractive to the eye they make it.
There is an old distich which says!
"The ferns loved the mountains, the
moses the moor,
The ferns were the rich, the MOSES the
poor.
An old legend says that once upon a
time each Of these plants kept within its
own locality; but, old Sol scorched the
1ltSotS anu tic Win dliNA dp tii looGs VI
the ferns. Thus, by atfiction they become
sensible Of their duty and agreed to help
each other. The tall ferns shielded the
moses from the sun and the MOSES COW
cred the roots of the ferns keeping them
the wind, thereby preserving their
moisture. This story teaches a moral, viz:
That man, rich Or poor, is dependent upon
his fellow beings. The rich need the ser
vices of the poor, while the latter need
of the wealth Of the rich.
Byron, IN Childe Iarold's Pilgrimage,
Canto " says:
Tie MOSES Of the fountain still are
sprinkled.
With thine Elysian waterdrop."
And who is there who has not seen the
pleasant cave with its dipping roof fes-
TONED and covered with soft green moses,
like green plush, only far more handsome?
Who has not sat in such a retreat on a hot
day, listening to the hum OF the
bees and the songs Of the birds with
out? enjoying the fresh green coloring
Of the MOSES and the silvery tinkle of
The little rill within? Montana, the land
Of mountains, abounds with such inviting
nookeries fashioned by the hand of Nature.
Hear what the poet has to say OF such
retreats:
drip, drip, drip,
In that cool and shady cave,
From the basin in which the moss and fern
Their crumpled edges lave,
by the living rock
That arches overhead,